Authorities will have to routinely notify victims of domestic violence when their violent spouse is released from prison, according to a new government decree that will come into effect on Tuesday.
According to the decree, taken on December 24, the judicial authority must notify the victim of the release from detention of the violent spouse, whether he is awaiting trial or already sentenced.
It must also “expressly provide” for “questioning the need” for surveillance measures for the spouse and protection for the victim.
A month before the publication of the decree, a woman had been killed in Epinay-sur-Seine (Paris region) by her ex-husband released from prison earlier than she thought, after a remission of sentence.
The one who apprehended his release according to his relatives, had not been informed.
Among the measures envisaged in the decree, the practical details of which should be specified in February: a ban on contacting or appearing in certain places, which can go – to be sure – to the granting for the victim of a "serious danger telephone" (device allowing the emergency intervention of the police to be requested), or the pronouncement of an anti-reconciliation bracelet measure for the aggressor.
It is also a question of “avoiding any break in surveillance”, for example between judicial control and imprisonment.
The judicial authority will also have to ensure that the anti-reconciliation bracelet, withdrawn from a man in the event of incarceration, is well rested in the event of permission to leave or at the time of his release if the measure is still in progress.
"This decree marks a new step forward in the protection of victims of domestic violence because the release of a violent spouse is a key moment, which must be an opportunity to question the protection measures put in place and to inform the victims,” the Chancellery said.
As of January 24, 479 men were equipped with anti-reconciliation bracelets and according to the latest figures (end of December), around 2,200 women equipped with “serious danger telephones”.
According to a report from the Ministry of the Interior, 146 women were victims of feminicide in 2019, and 102 in 2020. Femicide is the final stage of violence suffered by more than 200,000 women per year.
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